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Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, first edition, first issue, errata leaf, mispelling "carcanet" on p.72, advertisement leaf at end, Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth bookplate, original boards, very slightly rubbed, upper cover detached, lower hinge weak, slip-case, 12mo, 1830.

Longfield (Mountifort) Lectures on Political Economy, first edition, half-title, slightly browned, bookplate of James Grove Wood, Castle Grove on front pastedown, original cloth, upper cover slightly faded, printed paper label on spine with slight wear, [Goldsmith 28434; Kress C3771; Black 4590], 8vo, Dublin, 1834.

Wordsworth (William) The Sonnets ... Collected in One Volume, with a few additional ones, now first published, first collected edition, advertisement leaf at end, advertisement slip tipped onto front free endpaper, original cloth, corners a little bumped, 8vo, 1838.

Aesop. Esopi appologi sive mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum additionibus Sebastiani Brant, 2 parts in 1 vol., first Brant edition, with blank s6, without blank M6, 335 fine woodcut illustrations including a full-page representation of Aesop and a portrait of Brant at the beginning of the second part, r5-6, s1, B4 and C5-6 marginally restored and possibly from another copy, four of these with tears repaired, r6 slight loss, outer margin A1 restored and tear repaired, M6 tear repaired, verso slightly soiled and with short early marginal inscription, a1 faint trace of early inscription and marginal worming repaired, a2-7 and M2-5 little marginal worming, r4, A4, B5 and E3 minor splitting through paper fault without loss, c2, e2 and f6 minor marginal repair, c6 traces of early scoring, B4 early inked marginalia, short early marginal inscription five other pp., minor staining to approximately 10ff., inscriptions and cuttings on new endleaves, bookplate, 19th century calf decorated in blind, [Adams A291; Fairfax Murray 20; Brunet I, p.91 "Cette edition n'est pas commune"], folio, Basel, Jacobi [Wolff] de Phortzheim, 1501.

Joyeuse & Magnifique Entree (La) de Monseigneur Francoys, Fils de France, et Frere unicque du Roy ... en sa tres-renommee ville d'Anvers, first edition, engraved title, 21 engraved plates, all but one double-page, occasional worming, mostly marginal but sometimes slightly affecting text or a couple of plates, a few plates with tears at folds, mostly confined to lower margin, some marginal staining and soiling, later vellum, [Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies 38], folio, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1582.

Kipling, Rudyard, Collected Verse, London, Hodder & Stoughton, Royal 4o, 1912, original cloth backed spine, first edition.

Sitwell, Osbert, Dickens, London, Chatto & Windus, 1932, 8o, original decorative boards, first edition.Coward, Noel, Home Chat, London, Martin Secker, 1927, 8o, original paper wrappers, worn, first edition.Huxley, Aldous, The Discovery - adapted for the modern stage by Aldous Huxley, London, Chatto & Windus, 8o, 1929, original cloth backed boards, label pasted down onto spine. Together with a large quantity of 19th & 20th century literature, including a first edition of Hemingway's 'Death in the Afternoon', lacking its dust-jacket, Osbert & Sacheverell's 'All at Sea' (London, 1927), Noel Coward's 'Present Laughter' (London, 1943), and a two volume set of Proust's 'Cities of the Plain' (London, 1929).

A Coalport figure in the Golden Age Series entitled Eugenie First Night at the Opera, limited edition number 2043/12500, 22cms.

A Royal Worcester figure entitled The First Quandille, limited edition number 2727/12500, 23cms.

Abraham (George D.) Swiss Mountain Climbs, first edition, half-title, plates, restored box-bound in original red cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid down, (Neate A9 "some early copies were box-bound"), 8vo, 1911.

Abraham (George D.) Swiss Mountain Climbs, first edition, half-title, plates, box-bound in original red cloth, (Neate A9 "some early copies were box-bound"), 8vo, 1911.

(Adams (W.H.Davenport)) Alpine Climbing, first edition, frontispiece and text illustrations, original pictorial cloth, small 8vo, 1881.

Agassiz (Louis) etudes sur les Glaciers, 2 vol.(including Atlas), first edition, vol.1 text with half-title reinforced at inner margin, errata leaf at end torn and repaired, foxed, Atlas vol. with lithographed vignette title and 22 superb tinted lithographed plates after Bettannier on 21 sheets, no.1-14 with original captioned guards, one plate very slightly spotted, but generally in excellent condition, text vol. in modern half calf, Atlas vol. in contemporary half sheep, corners rubbed, (Meckly 1; Horblit 1; PMM 309; Perret "Ouvrage fondamental sur la theorie des glaciers...tres rare"), 8vo and folio, Neuchatel, 1840. *** The text volume, Perret and Horblit all call for 18 plates only. This Atlas has 3 un-numbered plates (also after Bettannier) at the end.

Agassiz (Elizabeth Cary, editor) Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence, 2 vol., first edition, frontispieces and plates, slightly browned, original cloth, gilt spines, edges uncut, 8vo, Boston, 1886.

Albanis de Beaumont (Jean Francois, Viscount) Travels through the Rhaetian Alps...from Italy to Germany, through Tyrol, first edition, 10 sepia-printed aquatint plates and an engraved map, some light water-staining, later cloth, slightly rubbed, upper cover slightly stained, rebacked, new free endpapers, (Abbey, Travel 50), folio, for the Author, 1792.

Anderson (Eustace) Chamouni and Mont Blanc, first edition, folding chromolithographed frontispiece and 1 plate, original cloth, gilt, slightly soiled, (Meckly 3; Neate A47; Perret 103), 8vo, 1856.

(Atkins (Henry Martin)) Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, on the 22nd and 23rd of August, 1837, first edition, lithographed frontispiece and 5 plates, margins slightly browned, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt, partially faded, (Meckly 5; Neate A72), 8vo, "Not Published", 1838.

Auldjo (John) Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, first edition, large paper copy?, 2 folding maps, folding panorama, folding table and 18 lithographed plates, 7 on India paper, table and 1 plate hand-coloured, 1 map hand-coloured in outline, half-title, some slight foxing, ink signature of Myfanwy Hammond on front free endpaper, later cloth, (Meckly 8; Neate A75), 4to, 1828.

Bailly (Jean-Baptiste) Ornithologie de la Savoie..., 4 vol. & Atlas vol. (in 4 parts) in 3 vol., first edition, 110 lithographed plates by J. Werner, half-titles, some foxing and browning affecting a few plates, original lithographed wrappers bound in, Atlas vol. upper wrappers bound in only, bound in contemporary morocco-backed boards, (Sitwell, Fine Bird Books 58; Nissen IVB 61; Ronsil 130), a fine clean copy, 8vo, Paris & Chambery, 1853-55.

(Bainbridge (William)) Alpine Lyrics, first edition, early inscription on title, "with Jane Bainbridge's kind regards", original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, 1854.

Bakewell (Robert) Travels...in the Tarentaise, and various parts of the Grecian and Pennine Alps..., 2 vol., first edition, 4 hand-coloured aquatint plates, illustrations, uncut in original cloth, spines faded, (Meckly 11; Perret 230), 8vo, 1823.

Baretti (Martin) Apercu Geologique sur la Chaone du Mont Blanc en rapport avec le Trajet probable d'un Tunnel, first edition, 3 folding colour plates, a few tears, original printed wrappers, (Perret 261), 8vo, Turin, 1881.

(Barrow (John)) Expeditions on the Glaciers: including an Ascent of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Col du Geant, and Mont Buet, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, without advertisements at end, occasional foxing, bookplate of Wilberforce N.Tribe on front pastedown, contemporary green half calf, gilt, a little rubbed, (Neate B46), 8vo, 1864.

Barry (Martin) Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, first edition, presentation copy from the author to Alexr. & Ann Cruickshank, 2 lithographed plates on India paper, slightly foxed, presentation inscription on front free endpaper, original boards, rebacked, (Meckly 14b with "SEPTR." on title in upper case; Neate B49; Perret 275), 8vo, (Earlham, Privately Printed for the Author), 1835. *** This issue with page 33, line 11, "dicovering" and an offset "t" in the footnote.

Baxter (William Edward) Impressions of Central and Southern Europe, first edition, presentation copy to Mrs. David Baxter initialed by the author on title, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original blind-stamped cloth, partially faded, 1850.

(Berthoud van Berchem (Jacob Pierre)) Itineraire de la Vallee de Chamonix, d'une Partie du Bas-Vallais et des Montagnes Avoisinantes, first edition, folding engraved map and folding plate, half-title, slightly foxed, uncut in original drab wrappers, joints splitting, (Meckly 20; Perret 433), 12mo, Lausanne, Jean Mourer, 1790.

Bertolotti (David) Viaggio in Savoia... di S.M. il Re di Sardegna, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, slightly browned, contemporary calf-backed boards, (Meckly 21), 8vo, Turin, 1828.

Bertrand (elie) Essai sur les Usages des Montagnes, first edition, title in red and black, half-title, contemporary calf, gilt, 8vo, Zurich, ches Heidegguer & Comp., 1754.

Bonney (T.G.) Outline Sketches in the High Alps of Dauphine, first edition, lithographed map and 11 plates, ink signature on half-title, slightly browned, hinges weak, (Neate 139; Perret 578), original blind-stamped cloth, 4to, 1865.

Bonney (T.G.) The Alpine Regions of Switzerland and the Neighbouring Countries, first edition, 5 wood-engraved plates and illustrations by Edward Whymper, half-title, errata slip, 1p. advertisements at end, frontispiece working loose, hinges weak, original gilt pictorial cloth, (Neate B136), 8vo, Cambridge & London, 1868.

B(ordier (Andre Cesar)) Voyage Pitoresque aux Glacieres de Savoye, Fait en 1772, first edition, half-title, contemporary calf, gilt, coat of arms incorporating the Order of the Garter on covers, upper cover detached, a little rubbed, lacks spine label, (Meckly 23), 12mo, Geneva, L.A. Caille, 1773.

Bouille (Le Comte F.) Une Ascension au Mont-Blanc 14 Juillet 1846, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author, ink stamp on half-title, original printed wrappers, paper labels on upper cover, bound in modern morocco-backed boards, (Meckly 24), 8vo, Nantes, 1846.

Bourrit (Marc Theodore) Description des Aspects du Mont-Blanc, first edition, folding table, upper corner of title torn away without loss of text, marginal repair to one leaf, contemporary half sheep, slightly rubbed, (Meckly 27; Perret "tres rare"), 8vo, Lausanne, 1776.

Bourrit (Marc Theodore) Description des Cols, ou Passages des Alpes, 2 parts in 1, first edition, 4 engraved plates, half-title in second part only, title cut at head without loss, bookplate of Henry Candler on front pastedown, later half morocco, gilt, spine slightly faded, (Meckly 28), 8vo, Geneva, 1803.

Brockedon (William) Journals of Excursions in the Alps, first edition, folding map, half-title, 8pp. of advertisements at end, part of half-title slightly damp-stained, a little browned, bookplate on front pastedown, modern calf-backed boards, edges uncut, (Neate B171), 8vo, 1833.

Buckingham (James Silk) Belgium, the Rhine, Switzerland, and Holland, 2 vol., first edition, 10 double-page plates, slightly browned, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, spines rebacked in matching calf, gilt, (Meckly 39), 8vo, (1847?).

(Bulwer (James Redford)) Extracts from my Journal, first edition, 4 etched plates, hinges weak, original blind-stamped cloth, (Meckly 40; Neate B211; Perret 757), 8vo, Norwich, Printed for Private Circulation, 1853.

Cambry (Capt. Jacques de) Voyage Pittoresque en Suisse et en Italie, 2 vol., first edition, 4 engraved plates, half-titles, errata leaf at end, ink signature and inscription on half-titles, contemporary calf-backed boards, (Perret "ouvrage rare"), 8vo, Paris, (1801).

Carrel (Georges) Les Alpes Pennines dans un jour soit Panorama Boreal de la Becca de Nona depuis le Mont-Blanc jusqu'au Mont-Rose, first edition, folding chromolithographed panorama, 2 lithographed plates (1 folding) and 2 folding maps and plans, slightly foxed, modern cloth-backed boards, original upper wrapper laid down on upper cover, (Perret 842), 8vo, Aosta, 1855.

Carrel (Georges) La Vallee de Valtornenche en 1867, first edition, 5 lithographed plates, slightly foxed, original wrappers bound in modern calf-backed boards, gilt spine, (Perret 843), 8vo, Turin, 1868.

Catelin (Edmond de) Le Mont-Blanc Deuxieme Ascension Scientifique de M. Le Dr W. Pitschner, first edition, half-title, slightly browned, original printed wrappers, wrappers torn in two along spine, slightly foxed, (Perret 878), 8vo, Annecy, 1861.

Champly (H.) Suisse et Savoie, first edition, half-title, slightly foxed, original printed wrappers, (Meckly 46; Perret 922), 8vo, Paris, 1859.

Clissold (Frederick) Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, August 18th, 1822, first edition, foxed, uncut in original wrappers, edges rubbed, manuscript title on upper cover, (Meckly 49; Neate C82), 8vo, 1823.

(Cole (Mrs. H.W.)) A Lady's Tour round Monte Rosa, first edition, hand-coloured vignette on title, 4 chromolithographed plates, wood-cut illustrations and a folding map, publisher's catalogue at end, half-title, slightly browned, bookplate of James Worrall on front pastedown, original gilt pictorial blind-stamped cloth, slightly soiled, corners bumped, edges uncut, (Meckly 51; Neate C88; Perret 1049), 8vo, 1859.

Cunningham (C.D.) & Captain W.De W.Abney. The Pioneers of the Alps, first edition, photogravure portraits, illustrations, tissue guards, half-title, ex-library copy with bookplate on front pastedown, library morocco-backed cloth, (Neate C156; Perret 1173), 4to, 1887.

Desor (Edouard) L'Ascension de la Jungfrau, first edition, presentation copy from the author, lithographed plate, original green wrappers, presentation inscription on upper cover, (Perret 21 "Rare"), 8vo, Geneva, 1841.

Desor (Edouard) Excursions et Sejours dans les Glaciers et les Hautes Regions des Alpes, first edition, lithographed portrait frontispiece and 6 plates, one hand-coloured, errata leaf at end, original printed wrappers, slightly foxed, edges uncut, (Meckly 61), 12mo, Neuchatel & Paris, 1844.

Desor (Edouard) Nouvelles Excursions et Sejours dans les Glaciers et les Hautes Regions des Alpes, first edition, folding plate and 2 folding colour maps, half-title, foxed, ink stamp on verso of title, modern cloth-backed boards, (Meckly 62; Perret 1314), 8vo, Neuchatel and Paris, 1845.

Dowsing (William) Rambles in Switzerland: with Reminiscences of the Great St. Bernard, Mont Blanc, and the Bernese Alps, first edition, 2 double-page wood-engraved plates, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt, 8vo, Kingston-upon-Hull & London, 1869.

Drevet (Louise) La Vallee de Chamonix et le Mont-Blanc, first edition, half-title, uncut in original printed wrappers, soiled and spine chipped, (Perret "peu courant" 1387), 8vo, Grenoble, 1863.

(Ducommun (Jules Cesar)) Une Excursion au Mont-Blanc, first edition, 3 etched plates, browned, original printed upper wrapper bound in modern cloth, wrapper torn at corners and repaired, (Meckly 66; Perret 1417), 8vo, Geneva, 1858. *** Extremely rare.

Edwards (Amelia B.) Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys: A Midsummer Ramble in the Dolomites, first edition, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, folding map, half-title foxed, ink inscription on verso of dedication leaf, original gilt pictorial cloth, one corner rubbed, joints splitting, (Neate E9; Perret 1483), 8vo, 1873.

Eschasseriaux (Joseph) Lettre sur le Valais, sur les Moeurs de ses Habitans, first edition, untrimmed copy in contemporary wrappers, front joint partly split, (Perret 1519), 8vo, Paris, 1806.

Falsan (Albert) & E. Chantre. Monographie Geologique des Anciens Glaciers..., 2 vol., first edition, illustrations and diagrams, some folding, half-titles, slightly foxed in places, contemporary calf-backed boards, gilt, slightly faded, (Perret 1553), 8vo, Lyon, 1879-80.

Fellows (Charles) A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc, first edition, (one of 50 copies, this copy not cited in Meckly's list of 18 with hand-coloured plates), presentation copy inscribed by the author to H.C. Field, inscription on half-title, hand-coloured lithographed vignette title, 10 hand-coloured lithographed plates, lithographed facsimile and one engraved plate, plate guards, occasional spotting, bookplate of Henry Massemy on front pastedown, 19th century dark red morocco, gilt, gilt initials stamped on covers, gilt spine, edges slightly rubbed, (Meckly 71; Neate F18), 4to, (Privately Printed), 1827.

Forbes (James D.) Norway and its Glaciers visited in 1851, first edition, 10 chromolithographed plates, wood-engraved illustrations, 2 maps (1 folding), half-title, bookplate on front pastedown, original blind-stamped cloth, corners bumped, (Neate F44; Perret 1708), 4to, Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1853. *** Includes chapters on the Alps and Mont Blanc.

Freshfield (Douglas W.) Italian Alps: Sketches in the Mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, title-vignette, 9 plates and 5 folding maps, half-title, errata slip, advertisement leaf at end, ink inscription on half-title, original cloth, gilt, (Neate F66; Perret 1758), 8vo, 1875.

Freshfield (Douglas W.) Below the Snow Line, first edition, 9 maps, original cloth, dust-jacket, slightly chipped at edges, otherwise a fine copy, 8vo, 1923.

George (Hereford Brooke) The Oberland and its Glaciers: Explored and Illustrated with Ice-Axe and Camera, first edition, double-page map, 28 mounted photographic illustrations, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked, original pictorial cloth gilt, g.e., 4to, 1866.

Gilbert (Josiah) and George Cheetham Churchill. The Dolomite Mountains, first edition, half-title, 6 chromolithograph plates, 2 folding maps, 1 hand-coloured, wood-engraved illustrations by Edward Whymper, 20th century half calf, spine gilt with morocco label, (Neate G18; Perret 1930 "superbement illustre"), 8vo, 1864.